Thanks for your interest in using MyKasuwa.com web or mobile app for the best shopping experience ! These Terms of Use (“Terms”) contain the rules and restrictions that govern your use of our website(s), products, services and applications (the “Services”). Please read the Terms carefully, and if you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding these Terms of use , please contact us at support@MyKasuwa.com
These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) are a binding contract between you and the applicable MyKasuwa.com entity as described below in Section 1.2. You must agree to and accept all of the Terms, or you shouldn’t use the website or mobile app. By using the Services, whether by registering for an account, using our apps, making a purchase, selling or otherwise, you agree to be bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy. If you have an account, your use of the Services is also governed by terms and condition
1. Parties
1.1 MyKasuwa.com operate online classified ads marketplaces that may be available as native apps for operating systems like Android or iOS, or on standard or mobile/desktop/tablet web; (ii) develop and provide other services and products. In this policy we refer to MyKasuwa.com and its corporate affiliates as “MyKasuwa.com” or “we” or “us.” We refer to users as “you” and the entities that list and sell items.
1.2 Your location determines the MyKasuwa.com entity with whom you have a contract:
MyKasuwa.com may change as we expand our business.
1.3 The Marketplace web or Apps allow the general public to post adverts of products and services and set up stores that list and sell items to end users or resellers or service users. When you purchase or sell an item or service the contract is solely between you and the seller. That means when you purchase or sell an item or service on MyKasuwa.com or another Marketplace App, you are making a purchase from the seller who listed the item and the seller is responsible for fulfilling your order.
2. Services
2.1 MyKasuwa.com operates a classified advert marketplace that allow users to share information. Users are responsible for their stores, their item listings including negotiated prices and fulfillment of service
2.2 We are not a party to the contract formed between you and a seller or buyer when you make a purchase, returns, refunds, and other customer service. MyKasuwa.com does not guarantee (i) the existence, quality, safety, suitability, or legality of items or item listings; (ii) the truth or accuracy of any item listing, description or other content provided by sellers and service providers; (iii) the truth or accuracy of ratings, reviews, or other User Submissions; or (iv) the performance or conduct of sellers and service providers or any other third party whatsoever. Except if we clearly indicate otherwise, MyKasuwa.com does not endorse any seller, store, item, or item listing.
Please read labels, warnings and directions provided with an items or service before using it and consider doing your own research prior to making a purchase.
2.3 You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before making a purchase from any seller, ensure you meet in a secure place, we highly recommend a public place, review product and possibly get someone to accompany you and remember to inform your close friend or family member about your meeting point with a seller for security reasons.
2.4 Do Not make payment till you see the product and follow your instinct.
3. User Requirements
3.1 In order to use the Services, you must be 18 years old or older (or the age of consent set by applicable law) and be of legal age to form a binding contract (or if not, you’ve received your parent’s or guardian’s permission to use the Services and gotten your parent or guardian to agree to these Terms on your behalf).
Products for children’s use may be sold by sellers; however, these Products are intended for sale to adults. Certain products may be intended for individuals of certain ages or “mature audiences” only. By ordering such items from the seller, you certify that you are old enough to view, use or own such mature items. MyKasuwa.com has no liability to you for third party content that you find to be offensive, indecent, or objectionable.
3.2 You are not permitted to use the Services if:
(a) You cannot enter into a binding contract with MyKasuwa.com;
(b) You have previously been banned from using any of our Services, unless we have reversed that ban, in our sole discretion.
3.3 You may be required to create an account, and select a password and user name, phone number and email address. You promise to provide us with accurate, complete, and updated registration information about yourself. You may not select as your username a name that you don’t have the right to use, or another person’s name with the intent to impersonate that person. You may not transfer your account to anyone else without our prior written permission.
3.4 The Marketplace Apps may allow you to sign in using a social network account and its credentials. The settings on the Marketplace App and the social network may allow certain activity to published.
4. Rules and Restrictions
4.1 You agree to use the Services for your own internal and personal use, and not on behalf of or for the benefit of any third party, and only in a manner that complies with these Terms, applicable marketplace policies and all laws that apply to you. If your use of the Services (including a purchase of any items on the Services) is prohibited by any applicable laws, then you aren’t authorized to use the Services. We are not responsible if you use the Services in a way that breaks the law.
4.2 You will not share your account or password with anyone, and you must protect the security of your account and your password. You will notify MyKasuwa.com immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or any other breach of the security of your account. You’re responsible for any activity associated with your account.
4.3 You must not let others use your account.
4.4 Any contests, raffles, surveys, games, or similar promotions (collectively, “Promotions“) made available through our Sites by users are not verified by us and you agree not to hold us responsible for such ads (advert) placement and promotions.
When accessing or using the Services, you agree to:
- Abide by all laws, rules, regulations, these Terms, and all MyKasuwa.com policies;
- Only purchase items you are legally able to purchase in your jurisdiction from sellers;
- Only use (or attempt to use) the Services through interfaces provided by MyKasuwa.com and
- Comply with the instructions in any robots.txt file present on the Services.
When accessing or using the Services, you agree not to
- Infringe or violate the intellectual property rights or any other rights of anyone else (including MyKasuwa.com)
- Violate these Terms, MyKasuwa.com policies, or any law or regulation, including any applicable export control laws;
- Engage in activity that is harmful, fraudulent, deceptive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable;
- Circumvent any terms, policies or rules set forth on the Services including those relating to any promotion, contest or program on the Services;
- Collect personal data from users of the Services or use any such information found on the Services;
- Engage in activity that jeopardizes the security of your account or anyone else’s (such as allowing someone else to log in to the Services as you);
- Attempt, in any manner, to obtain the password, account, or other security information from any other user;
- Use a third party’s credentials, conceal your true IP address, or otherwise impersonate or misrepresent your identity, your affiliation with any person or entity;
- Violate the security of any computer network, or crack any passwords or security encryption codes;
- Run Mail list, Listserv, any form of auto-responder or “spam” on the Services, or any processes that run or are activated while you are or you are not logged into the website, or that otherwise interfere with the proper working of the website (including by placing an unreasonable load on the Services’ infrastructure);
- “Crawl,” “scrape,” or “spider” any page, data, or portion of or relating to the Services or Content (through use of manual or automated means);
- Copy or store any significant portion of the Content;
- Decompile, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to obtain the source code or underlying ideas or information of or relating to the Services;
- Attempt to buy any Prohibited Items;
- Abuse any promotions, discounts or other benefits offered by users Mykasuwa.com or sellers including farming or harvesting of discounts or promotion codes; or
- Attempt to do anything, or permit, encourage, assist, or allow any third party to do anything, prohibited in this list of items, or attempt, permit, encourage, assist, or allow any other violation of these Terms.
In addition to any other remedies available to us, including without limitation monetary and nonmonetary damages, a violation of any of the foregoing is grounds for: adjustment of prices/amounts due; cancellation of one or more purchases; suspension or termination of your right to access or use the Services.
5. Privacy
5.1 Our Privacy Policy provides information regarding how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information. By using our web service, installing our apps, creating an account, viewing items, making a purchase or otherwise using the Services, you acknowledge that we will collect, use and disclose your personal information as described in our Privacy Policy.
5.2 Your purchases are fulfilled by sellers so we advise you meet, inspect products and services before making any payment.
5.3 You acknowledge and agree that MyKasuwa.com may access, preserve and disclose your account or user information (if such information exists) as described in our Privacy Policy, including without limitation, if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access, preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these Terms; (c) respond to claims that any of your acts violate the rights of third parties; (d) respond to your requests for customer service; or (e) protect the rights, property or personal safety of MyKasuwa.com, its users and the public.
6. Communications
6.1 Mykasuwa.com may communicate with you using email or autodialed or prerecorded calls and text messages, at any telephone number that you provide us, to: (i) notify you regarding your account; (ii) troubleshoot problems with your account; (iii) resolve a dispute; (iv) collect a debt; (v) poll your opinions through surveys or questionnaires; or (vi) as otherwise necessary to service your account or enforce these Terms, our policies, applicable law, or any other agreement we may have with you.
6.2 If you would like to receive marketing via mobile texts and alerts, you may sign up to do so. By signing up, you provide your consent to receive recurring autodialed marketing texts or other mobile messages, email from us or on behalf of us at the mobile number you’ve provided. You understand that consent is not a condition of purchase. Message and data rates may apply.
6.3 MyKasuwa.com may route these communications through a third party service provider, and we or the service provider may record telephone conversations you have with MyKasuwa.com or its agents for quality control and training purposes, or for our own protection.
7. User Submissions
7.1 Anything you post, upload, share, store, or otherwise provide through the Services is a “User Submission.” User Submissions include ads (advert), suggestions, comments, ideas, improvements, or other feedback or materials, and may be viewable by other users. In order to display your User Submissions on the Services, and to allow other users to enjoy them (where applicable), you grant us certain rights in those User Submissions.
7.2 For all User Submissions, you hereby grant Mykasuwa.com a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide license to use, store, display, reproduce, save, modify (e.g. for technical purposes, such as making sure your submission is viewable on an iPhone as well as a computer), create derivative works, perform, distribute, translate or otherwise act with respect to such User Submissions as we determine is necessary to operate, market and advertise the Services, including to present, display or perform such User Submission in accordance with your preferences.
7.3 If you choose to submit User Submissions, Mykasuwa.com will consider such Submissions to be non-confidential and non-proprietary. Mykasuwa.com shall have no obligations concerning the User Submissions, and MyKasuwa.com will be free to use, disclose, reproduce, modify, license, transfer and otherwise distribute, and exploit the User Submissions in any manner, without any restriction or compensation to you.
8. Ratings, Reviews and other User Feedback
8.1 Ratings and reviews and photos, videos or other content about items and stores (“Feedback”) generated by users on our Services are User Submissions that are not endorsed by Mykasuwa.com and do not represent the views of MyKasuwa,com. MyKasuwa.com does not assume liability for Feedback or for any claims for economic loss resulting from such ratings and reviews. Because we expect users to maintain a high level of integrity with respect to ratings and reviews posted through the Services, you agree: (i) to base any rating or review you post only on your first-hand experience with the applicable sellers, product, or service; (ii) you will not provide a rating or review for any seller, product, or service with respect to which you have a competitive, ownership or other economic interest, employment relationship or other affiliation; (iii) you will prominently indicate if your review was sponsored or paid for in any way; and (iv) your review will comply with these Terms. We reserve the right to exclude such Feedback for any reason or no reason, without notice to you. For example, we may exclude Feedback if we determine, in our sole discretion, that any rating or review could diminish the integrity of the ratings and reviews.
8.2 You agree that if you participate in a MyKasuwa.com community or group and get special access to features or items or receive free items directly from MyKasuwa.com, and you want to post publicly about those free items and your experiences with them, then you shall (a) write honestly about your actual experience with the product; and (b) disclose all material information, such as (where applicable) that you received the item for free.
9. Content; License
9.1 The materials displayed or performed or available on or through the Services, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, data, articles, photos, images, illustrations, User Submissions, Feedback (all of the foregoing, the “Content”) may be protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property laws. You promise to abide by all copyright notices, trademark rules, information, and restrictions contained in any Content you access through the Services, and you won’t use, copy, reproduce, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, upload, display, license, sell or otherwise exploit for any purpose any Content not owned by you: (i) without the prior consent of the owner of that Content or (ii) in a way that violates someone else’s rights (including MyKasuwa.com).
9.2 MYKASUWA logo are trademarks of MyKasuwa.com, All rights reserved.
9.3 You understand that MyKasuwa.com owns or licenses the Services. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works based on, or otherwise exploit any of the Services, except as expressly provided in this section 9.
9.4 Subject to your compliance with these Terms and applicable policies, rules or guidelines, and your payment of any applicable fees, MyKasuwa.com or its content providers grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and make personal and non-commercial use of the Services. All rights not expressly granted to you in these Terms or any policies or guidelines are reserved and retained by MyKasuwa.com or its licensors, suppliers, publishers, rightsholders, or other content providers. The licenses granted by MyKasuwa.com terminate if you do not comply with these Terms or the applicable policies, rules or guidelines.
10. Copyright
10.1 We respect others’ intellectual property rights, and we reserve the right to delete or disable Content alleged to be infringing, and to terminate the accounts of repeat alleged infringers.
11. Responsibilities
11.1 Any information or Content publicly posted or privately transmitted through the Services is the sole responsibility of the person from whom such information or Content originated. You access all such information and Content at your own risk, and we aren’t liable for any errors or omissions in that information or Content or for any damages or loss you might suffer in connection with it. We cannot control and have no duty to take any action regarding how you may interpret and use the Content or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the Content, and you hereby release us from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired Content through the Services. We can’t guarantee the identity of any users with whom you interact in using the Services and are not responsible for which users gain access to the Services.
11.2 You are responsible for all Content you contribute, in any manner, to the Services, and you represent and warrant you have all rights necessary to do so, in the manner in which you contribute it.
11.3 The Services may contain links or connections to third party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by MyKasuwa.com. When you access third party websites or use third party services, you accept that there are risks in doing so, and that MyKasuwa.com is not responsible for such risks. We encourage you to be aware when you leave the Services and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each third party website or service that you visit or utilize.
11.4 MyKasuwa.com has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, accuracy, privacy policies, or practices of or opinions expressed in any third party websites or by any third party that you interact with through the Services. In addition, MyKasuwa.com will not and cannot monitor, verify, censor or edit the content of any third party site or service. By using the Services, you release and hold us harmless from any and all liability arising from your use of any third party website or service.
11.5 Your interactions with organizations and/or individuals found on or through the Services, including payment and delivery of goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such organizations and/or individuals. You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction with any of these third parties. You agree that MyKasuwa.com shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings.
11.6 If there is a dispute between participants on this site, or between users and any third party, you agree that MyKasuwa.com is under no obligation to become involved. In the event that you have a dispute with one or more other users, including a Poster, Seller, User, you release MyKasuwa.com, its officers, employees, agents, and successors from claims, demands, and damages of every kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and/or our Services.
12. Changes to the Services
12.1 We’re always trying to improve the Services, so they may change over time. We may suspend or discontinue any part of the Services, or we may introduce new features or impose limits on certain features or restrict access to parts or all of the Services. We’ll try to give you notice when we make a material change to the Services that would adversely affect you, but this isn’t always practical. Similarly, we reserve the right to remove any Content from the Services at any time, for any reason (including, but not limited to, if someone alleges you contributed that Content in violation of these Terms), in our sole discretion, and without notice.
13. Costs and Fees
13.1 It is currently free to access and browse the Marketplace Apps and sites and other aspects of the Services. However, you may choose to purchase advert (ads) membership packagess through the Services, and you alone will be responsible for paying the purchase price of any items you buy, in addition to any taxes and shipping costs. MyKasuwa.com may limit or cancel quantities of items purchased, and it reserves the right to refuse any order. In the event MyKasuwa.com needs to make a change to an order, it will attempt to notify you by contacting the email address, billing address, and/or phone number provided at the time the order was made. Prices are subject to change at any time. Due to separate and applicable tax jurisdictions, your purchases may be subject to specific sales, use, customs or value-added taxes, and the shipping time and associated cost may increase accordingly. As tax rules evolve, MyKasuwa.com may calculate and collect taxes applicable to some purchases.
13.2 MyKasuwa.com reserves the right to require payment of fees for certain or all Services, in addition to the fees charged for the purchase of items. You shall pay all such fees, as described on the website or Marketplace Apps in connection with such Services selected by you. MyKasuwa.com reserves the right to change prices and to institute new charges at any time, upon notice to you, which may be sent by email or posted on the Services. Your use of the Services following such notification constitutes your acceptance of any new or increased charges.
14. Purchases; Pricing
14.1 You are responsible for reading the full item listing before purchasing an item. By confirming your purchase at the end of the checkout process, you agree to accept and pay for the item(s), as well as all shipping and handling charges and applicable taxes. When a transaction is made pursuant to a shipping contract, the risk of loss and title for products pass to you upon delivery of the products to the carrier.
14.2 You must timely pay all fees or amounts associated with your use of the Services, YOUR PAYMENTS ARE REFUNDABLE IF ADS ARE NOT YET RENDERED AND ARE NON-REFUNDABLE EXCEPT IF ADS HAVE BEEN MADE AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED.
14.3 In order to make a membership ads purchase, you must provide accurate and complete information for a valid payment method, such as a credit card, that you are authorized to use. You must promptly update your account with any changes related to your payment method. BY PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR A PAYMENT METHOD, YOU AUTHORIZE MYKASUWA.COM OR ITS AGENTS TO CHARGE THE PAYMENT METHOD FOR: (A) AMOUNTS DUE FOR PURCHASED ITEMS; (B) ANY AND ALL APPLICABLE TAXES; AND (C) ANY OTHER CHARGES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES.
14.4 Each final price is determined by or based on a price supplied by the Poster, Seller, User offering an item for sale. Poster, Seller, Users provide the other information in the item listings, including any reference or strike-through prices. Poster, Seller, Users are obligated to provide accurate information, but we have no way to guarantee the truth or accuracy of information in item listings. MyKasuwa.com does not represent, warrant, or guarantee that the Poster, Seller, User actually offered or sold the item at the strike-through price. You should not rely on the strike-through price in connection with making any decision to purchase. If comparison price is an important factor in your purchasing decision, you should do your own research and comparisons before making a purchase.
14.5 Pricing or availability errors may occur from time to time. MyKasuwa.com reserves the right to cancel any orders containing pricing or availability errors, with no further obligations to you, even after your receipt of an order confirmation or shipping notice. Pricing for products may be different in different apps or platforms that we operate and also vary based on other factors, including location, time, purchase patterns.
15. Refunds, Exchanges and Related
15.1 We want you to be satisfied with your purchase on the Services. If you have a problem with an order or purchase, please contact the seller directly to which you made such purchases from. You agree that: (i) MyKasuwa.com may, in accordance with its Refund & Returns Policy not issue a refund to resolve any problems with your order with any seller or service provider, including the contents of an item listing or the item’s delivery or condition; and (ii) if you wish to pursue any other remedy, you must seek that remedy directly from the applicable Poster, Seller, User. If you accept a refund, your ability to seek another remedy from the applicable Poster, Seller, User may be affected.
15.2 Except as described in the Refund & Returns Policy, MyKasuwa.com cannot refund, reimburse, cover, or otherwise be responsible for any fees, including without limitation those not paid to
Account name: TEN FIGURES LTD
Bank name: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
Account number: 1024473214
16. Rewards, Credits and MyKasuwa.com Cash
16.1 Your account may contain rewards, credits, or MyKasuwa.com Cash, or virtual currency in one of our other marketplace apps. These may be used for discounts on your membership Ads. Rewards, credits, or MyKasuwa.com Cash cannot be redeemed for cash, except in jurisdictions where required by law.
17. Ending Our Relationship
17.1 You’re free to stop using the Services at any time. Any unpaid amounts you owe MyKasuwa.com or Poster, Seller, Users for items purchased will remain due. MyKasuwa.com is also free to terminate (or suspend access to) your use of the Services or your account, for any reason in our discretion, including your breach of these Terms. MyKasuwa.com has the sole right to decide whether you are in violation of any of the restrictions set forth in these Terms. Even after your right to use the Services is terminated, these Terms will remain enforceable against you and unpaid amounts you owe to MyKasuwa.com or Poster, Seller, Users for items purchased will remain due.
17.2 Account termination may result in destruction of any content associated with your account, so keep that in mind before you decide to terminate your account.
17.3 Provisions that, by their nature, should survive termination of these Terms shall survive termination. By way of example, all of the following will survive termination: any obligation you have to pay us or indemnify us, any limitations on our liability, any terms regarding ownership or intellectual property rights, and terms regarding arbitration and class action waiver.
18. Google Play Store/ Apple iOS Apps & Special Terms
18.1 If you access or use a Marketplace App on an downloaded from Google Play App Apple device or operating system, please review these additional terms.
19. Changes to Terms
19.1 We’re constantly trying to improve our Services, so these Terms may need to change along with the Services. We reserve the right to change the Terms at any time, but if we make any material changes, we will bring it to your attention by placing a notice on the Services, by sending you an email, or by some other means. If you don’t agree with the new Terms, you are free to reject them; unfortunately, that means you will no longer be able to use the Services. If you use the Services in any way after a change to the Terms is effective, that means you agree to all of the changes.
19.2 Except for changes by us as described here, no other amendment or modification of these Terms will be effective unless in writing and signed by both you and us.
20. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER. THIS DISCLAIMER SECTION IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THESE TERMS.
20.1 NEITHER MYKASUWA.COM NOR ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES CONCERNING ANY CONTENT CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SERVICES, AND WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPLIANCE, LEGALITY, OR DECENCY OF MATERIAL CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SERVICES. WE (AND OUR LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS) MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING SUGGESTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS OF SERVICES OR PRODUCTS OFFERED OR PURCHASED THROUGH THE SERVICES.
20.2 TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SERVICES, PRODUCTS OFFERED AND PURCHASED ON THE SERVICES, OR OTHER CONTENT ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU IS ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MYKASUWA.COM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF POSTER, SELLER, USERABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
20.3 YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU SEND OR RECEIVE DURING YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES MAY NOT BE SECURE AND MAY BE INTERCEPTED OR OTHERWISE ACCESSED BY UNAUTHORIZED PARTIES. YOU AGREE THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MYKASUWA.COM IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY OR DATA THAT RESULTS FROM ANY MATERIALS YOU ACCESS OR DOWNLOAD FROM THE SERVICES.
20.4 IF YOU RELY ON ANY DATA OR INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF SUCH DATA OR INFORMATION.
21. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
21.1 TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE) SHALL MYKASUWA.COM (OR ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR (A) ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, ACCURACY OF RESULTS, OR COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE SERVICES OR (B) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE OR THE PURCHASE AND USE OF ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE WITHIN THE SERVICES, EVEN IF MYKASUWA.COM, ITS SUPPLIERS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.
21.2 THIS DISCLAIMER APPLIES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO ANY DAMAGES OR PERSONAL INJURY ARISING FROM ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECTS, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUSES, FILE CORRUPTION, COMMUNICATION-LINE FAILURE, NETWORK OR SYSTEM OUTAGE, YOUR LOSS OF PROFITS, ANY THEFT, DESTRUCTION, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, LOSS OR USE OF, ANY RECORD OR DATA, AND ANY OTHER TANGIBLE OR INTANGIBLE LOSS.
21.3 YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT MYKASUWA.COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY POSTER, SELLER, USER OR USER OF THE SERVICES.
21.4 UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE TOTAL AGGREGATE AMOUNT THAT MYKASUWA.COM IS LIABLE TO YOU EXCEED THE GREATER OF (I) #10,000.00 OR (II) THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO MYKASUWA.COM IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE EVENT ON WHICH YOUR CLAIM IS BASED. THE FOREGOING CAP ON LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY OF MYKASUWA.COM FOR (1) DEATH, TANGIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY MYKASUWA.COM’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR FOR (2) ANY INJURY CAUSED BY MYKASUWA.COM’S FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION.
21.5 THE LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN MYKASUWA.COM AND YOU.
21.6 WE DO NOT LIMIT OR EXCLUDE OUR LIABILITY WHERE OR TO THE EXTENT THAT IT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. CERTAIN STATE OR NATIONAL LAWS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU DESPITE THE “GOVERNING LAW” SECTION OF THESE TERMS OF USE, THE ABOVE APPLIES ONLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF NEW JERSEY, THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO PREVENT A RIGHT TO RECOVER CERTAIN DAMAGES (INCLUDING PUNITIVE DAMAGES) WHERE A HARMED PERSON PROVES WITH THE REQUIRED EVIDENCE THAT THE HARM SUFFERED WAS THE RESULT OF THE DEFENDANT’S “ACTS OR OMISSIONS AND SUCH ACTS OR OMISSIONS WERE ACTUATED BY ACTUAL MALICE OR ACCOMPANIED BY A WANT ON AND WILLFUL DISREGARD OF PERSONS WHO FORESEEABLY MIGHT BE HARMED BY THOSE ACTS OR OMISSIONS,
22. Indemnity
22.1 To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold MyKasuwa.com, its affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and partners harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages (actual and consequential), losses and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from or in any way related to any third party claims relating to (a) your use of the Services, including without limitation, User Submissions or any actions taken by a third party using your account), (b) your violation of these Terms, (c) your violation of any rights of another party, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right or any third party agreement; or (d) your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. In the event of such a claim, suit, or action (“Claim”), we will attempt to provide notice of the Claim to the contact information we have for your account (provided that failure to deliver such notice shall not eliminate or reduce your indemnification obligations hereunder).
22.2 MyKasuwa.com reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with MyKasuwa.com in asserting any available defenses. This provision does not require you to indemnify MyKasuwa.com for any unconscionable commercial practice by MyKasuwa.com or for MyKasuwa.com’s negligence, fraud, deception, false promise, misrepresentation or concealment, suppression or omission of any material fact. You agree that the provisions in this section will survive any termination of your account, these Terms or your access to the Services, including the purchase of any items on the Services.
22.3 Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, if you are a resident of Nigeria, you only agree to release, defend, indemnify, and hold MyKasuwa.com and its affiliates, and its officers, agents, employees, and partners, harmless from and against any third-party claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your violation of these Terms.
23. General
23.1 Electronic Communications
You agree to receive communications from MyKasuwa.com electronically, such as emails, texts, mobile push notices, or notices and message on the Services, and to retain copies of these communications for your records. You agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications and documents that MyKasuwa.com provides to you electronically will have the same legal effect that such communications or documents would have if they were set forth in “writing.”
23.2 Assignment
You may not assign, delegate or transfer these Terms or your rights or obligations hereunder, or your Services account, in any way (by operation of law or otherwise) without MyKasuwa.com’s prior written consent. We may transfer, assign, or delegate these Terms and our rights and obligations without consent.
23.3 Force Majeure
MyKasuwa.com shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside its reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, war, terrorism, riots, embargos, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, rain, floods, accidents, strikes or shortages of transportation facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials.
23.4 Choice of Law
These Terms and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and MyKasuwa.com will be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Federal republic of Nigeria, consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act, without regard to any conflict-of-law or other principles that provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction.
23.5 Exclusive Venue
Any claim or dispute that between you and MyKasuwa.com that arises out of or is related to the Services and is not subject to arbitration or eligible for small claims action, shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Nigeria, and you hereby consent to, and waive all defense of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non convenient with respect to venue and jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of Nigeria.
23.6 Notice
Where MyKasuwa.com requires that you provide an email address, phone number you are responsible for providing MyKasuwa.com with your most current email address. In the event that the last e-mail address you provided to MyKasuwa.com is not valid, or for any reason is not capable of delivering to you any notices required/ permitted by these Terms.
23.7 Entire Agreement
These Terms and all policies posted through our Services set forth the entire understanding and agreement between you and MyKasuwa.com, and supersede all prior understandings and agreements of the parties. These Terms shall not be modified by any of: (i) course of performance between the parties; (ii) course of conduct or dealing between the parties; or (iii) applicable trade practice.
23.8 Waiver
Our failure to respond to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
23.9 Language of the Terms
If we provide a translated version of these Terms, Privacy Policy, or any other terms or policy, it is for informational purposes only. If the translated version means something different from the English version, then the English meaning will be the one that applies.
23.10 Miscellaneous
You will be responsible for paying, withholding, filing, and reporting all taxes, duties, and other governmental assessments associated with your activity in connection with the Services, provided that the MyKasuwa.com may, in its sole discretion, do any of the foregoing on your behalf or for itself as it sees fit. The failure of either you or us to exercise, in any way, any right herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. Subject to Section 24 (Arbitration), if any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated, to the minimum extent necessary, so that these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. You hereby acknowledge and agree that you are not an employee, agent, partner, or joint venture of MyKasuwa.com, and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind MyKasuwa.com in any respect whatsoever..
24. ARBITRATION
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IN THIS SECTION (“ARBITRATION AGREEMENT”) CAREFULLY. IT REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE MOST DISPUTES WITH MYKASUWA.COM AND MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS.
YOU AND MYKASUWA.COM AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY, OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF, OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE MARKETPLACE APPS, ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED BY OR THROUGH THE MARKETPLACE APPS, THESE TERMS, OR CONTENT (A “DISPUTE” AS DEFINED BELOW) SHALL BE RESOLVED ONLY BY FINAL AND BINDING, BILATERAL ARBITRATION, subject to the exceptions below.
You and MyKasuwa.com agree that these Terms affect interstate commerce
24.1 Disputes
“Disputes” shall include, but are not limited to, any claims or controversies between you and MyKasuwa.com against each other related in any way to or arising out of in any way from the Service, the Content, User Submission (Public, Personal, and/or Limited Audience), including but not limited to sales, returns, refunds between you and MyKasuwa.com, even if the claim arises after you or MyKasuwa.com has terminated use of Services or a user account or these Terms. Disputes also include, but are not limited to, claims that: (a) you bring against our employees, agents, affiliates, or other representatives; (b) that MyKasuwa.com brings against you; (c) claims in any way related to or arising out of any aspect of the relationship between you and MyKasuwa.com, whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, advertising claims, or any other legal theory; (d) claims that arose before these Terms or out of a prior set of Terms with MyKasuwa.com; (e) claims that are subject to ongoing litigation where you are not a party or a class member; and/or (f) claims that arise after the termination of these Terms. Disputes does not include disagreements or claims concerning patents, copyrights, moral rights, trademarks, and trade secrets and claims of piracy or unauthorized use of intellectual property, which shall not be subject to arbitration or the notice and good faith negotiation requirement described below.
24.2 Binding Arbitration Process and Procedure
24.2.1 Except as provided herein, if we cannot resolve a Dispute informally, any Dispute will be resolved only by binding arbitration to be held in the country in which you reside. MyKasuwa.com and you further agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court the County, to compel arbitration, stay proceedings pending arbitration, or to confirm, modify, vacate, or enter judgment on the award entered by the arbitrator.
24.2.2 To begin an arbitration proceeding, you must send a letter requesting arbitration and describing your claim to MyKasuwa.com office address. ARBITRATION MEANS THAT YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. You may, in arbitration, seek any and all remedies otherwise available to you pursuant to your state’s law.
24.2.3 To the extent the filing fee for the arbitration exceeds the cost of filing a lawsuit, MyKasuwa.com will pay the additional cost. MyKasuwa.com shall also bear the cost of any arbitration fees, unless the arbitrator finds your claims, defenses, or other fee-generating activity to be frivolous or asserted or conducted for an improper purpose. You are responsible for all other additional costs that you may incur in the arbitration including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and expert witness costs unless MyKasuwa.com is specifically required to pay such fees under applicable law.
24.2.4 You or MyKasuwa.com may choose to pursue a claim in small claims court where: (a) jurisdiction and venue over you and MyKasuwa.com otherwise qualifies for such small claims court; (b) such claim advances only on an individual (e.g. non-class, non-representative) basis; and (c) where the claim does not include a request for any type of equitable relief. However, if you decide to pursue a claim in small claims court, you agree to provide MyKasuwa.com with advance notice by email to support@mykasuwa.com
24.2.6 These Terms and this Arbitration Agreement do not prevent you from bringing your Dispute to the attention of any federal, state, or local government agency. Such agencies can, if the law allows, seek relief against MyKasuwa.com on your behalf.
24.3 Authority of Arbitrator
The arbitrator, and not any federal, state or local court or agency shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute related to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Arbitration Agreement including, but not limited to any claim that all or any part of this Arbitration Agreement is void or voidable. The arbitrator will decide the rights and liabilities, if any, of you and MyKasuwa.com. The arbitration proceeding will not be consolidated with any other matters or joined with any other proceedings or parties. The arbitrator shall have the authority to grant motions dispositive of all or part of any claim or dispute. The arbitrator shall have the authority to award monetary damages and to grant any non-monetary remedy or relief available to an individual under applicable law, the arbitral forum’s rules, and these Terms (including the Arbitration Agreement). The arbitrator shall issue a written award and statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which any award (or decision not to render an award) is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded. The arbitrator shall follow the applicable law. The arbitrator has the same authority to award relief on an individual basis that a judge in a court of law would have. The award of the arbitrator is final and binding upon you and us.
24.4 Waiver of Jury Trial
YOU AND MYKASUWA.COM HEREBY WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES IN COURT (OTHER THAN SMALL CLAIMS COURT AS PERMITTED HEREIN) AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR A JURY. You and MyKasuwa.com are instead electing that all covered claims and disputes shall be resolved by arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement, except as specified in above. An arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court and must follow these Terms as a court would. However, there is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is subject to very limited review.
24.5 30-Day Right to Opt Out
You have the right to opt out of the provisions of this Arbitration Agreement by sending a timely written notice of your decision to opt out.
24.6 Parents, Subsidiaries, Affiliates
This Arbitration Agreement will also apply to any claims asserted by you against any present or future parent, subsidiary, or affiliated company of MyKasuwa.com, or any employee, officer, director, or investor of MyKasuwa.com, and to any claims asserted by any of them against you, to the extent that any such claims arise out of or relate to these Terms (such as with respect to their validity or enforceability), the Services, any person’s access to and/or use of the Services, and/or the provision of content, products, services, and/or technology on or through the Services.
24.7 Changes to This Section
24.7.1 MyKasuwa.com will provide thirty (30) days’ notice of any changes to this section by posting on the marketplace websites or apps, sending you a message, or otherwise notifying you when you are logged into your account. Amendments will become effective thirty (30) days after they are posted on the applicable website or sent to you.
24.7.2 Changes to this section will otherwise apply prospectively only to claims arising after the thirtieth (30th) day. If a court or arbitrator decides that this subsection on “Changes to This Section” is not enforceable or valid, then this subsection shall be severed from the sections entitled “Arbitration” and “Class Waiver” and the court or arbitrator shall apply the first Arbitration and Class Action Waiver sections in existence after you began using the Services.
24.8 Severability
Subject to the section title “Waiver of Class or Consolidated Actions,” if any part or parts of this Arbitration Agreement are found under the law to be invalid or unenforceable, then such specific part or parts shall be of no force and effect and shall be severed and the remainder of the Arbitration Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
24.9 Survival of Agreement
This Arbitration Agreement will survive the termination or expiration of these Terms or your relationship with MyKasuwa.com.
24.10 WAIVER OF CLASS OR CONSOLIDATED ACTIONS PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS.
24.10.1 MyKasuwa.com and you agree to resolve any dispute in an individual capacity, and not on behalf of, or as part of, any purported class, consolidated, or representative proceeding. MyKasuwa.com and you further agree to not participate in any consolidated, class, or representative proceeding (existing or future) brought by any third party arising out of or relating to any dispute with a third party.
24.10.2 The arbitrator cannot combine more than one person’s or entity’s claims into a single case, and cannot preside over any consolidated, class or representative proceeding (unless we agree otherwise). And, the arbitrator’s decision or award in one person’s or entity’s case can only impact the person or entity that brought the claim, not other MyKasuwa.com users, and cannot be used to decide other disputes with other users.
24.10.3 If any court or arbitrator determines that the class/consolidated/representative action waiver set forth in this section is void or unenforceable for any reason or that arbitration can proceed on a class, consolidated, or representative basis, then the disputes, claims, or controversies will not be subject to arbitration and must be litigated in federal court located in Nigeria.
24.10.4 If any clause within this Waiver of Class or Consolidated Actions Section is found to be illegal or unenforceable, that specific clause will be severed from this section, and the remainder of its provisions will be given full force and effect.
24.10.5 This Waiver of Class or Consolidated Actions Section will also apply to any claims asserted by you against any present or future parent, subsidiary or affiliated company of MyKasuwa.com, or any employee, officer, director, or investor of MyKasuwa.com, and to any claims asserted by any of them against you, to the extent that any such claims is a dispute.
24.10.6 This Waiver of Class or Consolidated Actions Section shall survive any termination of your account or the Services.
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. You further agree that if you violate the Terms and condition or you encourage, support, benefit from, or induce others to do so, you will be jointly and severally liable to us for liquidated damages as follows for: (A) collecting/harvesting Mykasuwa.com users’ information, including personal or identifying information – ₦1,000,000 per violation; (B) publishing/misusing personal or identifying information of a third party in connection with your use of Mykasuwa.com without that party’s express written consent – ₦1,000,000 per violation; (C) misrepresenting your identity or affiliation to anyone in connection with your use of Mykasuwa.com – ₦1,000,000 per violation; (D) posting or attempting to post Prohibited Content – ₦1,000,000 per violation; (E) posting or attempting to post Prohibited Content in any paid section of Mykasuwa.com – sending an unauthorized/unsolicited email to an email address obtained from Mykasuwa – ₦1,000,000 per violation; (G) using Mykasuwa user information to make/send an unauthorized/unsolicited text message, call, or communication to a Mykasuwa.com user – ₦10,000 per text/call/communication; (H) creating a misleading or unlawful Mykasuwa.com account or buying/selling a Mykasuwa.com account – ₦1,000,000 per violation; (I) abusing or attempting to abuse Mykasuwa flagging or reporting processes – ₦10,000 per violation; (J) distributing any software to facilitate violations of the USE Section – ₦10,000 per violation; (K) aggregating, displaying, framing, copying, duplicating, reproducing, making derivative works from, distributing, licensing, selling, or exploiting Mykasuwa.com content for any purpose without our express written consent – ₦3,000,000 for each day you engage in such violations; bypassing or attempting to bypass our moderation efforts. You agree that these amounts are (1) a reasonable estimate of our damages (as actual damages are often difficult to calculate), (2) not a penalty, and (3) not otherwise limiting on our ability to recover under any legal theory or claim, including statutory damages and other equitable relief (e.g., for spam, we can elect between the above liquidated damages or statutory damages under the anti-spam statute). You further agree that repeated violations of the USE section will irreparably harm and entitle us to injunctive or equitable relief, in addition to monetary damages. Posting & Fraudulently collecting money for products without delivery such products and services ₦1,000,000
FEES. When you make a paid posting, you authorize us to charge your account. Any tax is additional. Fees are non-refundable, even for posts we remove, delay, omit, re-categorize, re-rank, or otherwise moderate. We may refuse any posting.